THE FOX AND THE GOAT

A FOX fell into a well, and
though it was not very deep, he
found that he could not get out
again. After he had been in the
well a long time, a thirsty Goat
came by. The Goat thought the
Fox had gone down to drink,
and so he asked if the water was
good.

"The finest in the whole country," said the crafty Fox, "jump
in and try it. There is more
than enough for both of us."

The thirsty Goat immediately
jumped in and began to drink.
The Fox just as quickly jumped
on the Goat's back and leaped
from the tip of the Goat's horns
out of the well.

The foolish Goat now saw
what a plight he had got into,
and begged the Fox to help him
out. But the Fox was already
on his way to the woods.

"If you had as much sense
as you have beard, old fellow,"
he said as he ran, "you would
have been more cautious about
finding a way to get out again
before you jumped in."

Look before you leap.

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